# Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections

https://mins.news/en/item/105282

- CNN, 2026-10-18 16:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/18/world/trump-netanyahu-elections-relations-intl?Date=20261018&Profile=CNN

> President Trump backs Prime Minister Netanyahu before Israel’s elections, despite a relationship between the two that has at times been rocky.

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